Mattress handle



March 24, 1959 M. BECHIK MATTRESS HANDLE Filed Dec. 50, 1957 INVENTOR. .fied M Y W I Armfiwfys United States Patent() MATTRESS HANDLE Michael Bechik, St. Paul, Minn., assignor-to Bechik Prod- )1 I nets Inc., St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application December 30, 1957, Serial No. 705,995

2 Claims. (Cl. 5-345) My invention relates to handles for mattresses and the like and more particularly to handles of the type wherein an elongated grasping band is secured to a wall of a mattress or the like by means of spaced tubular rivets or grommets which extend through opposite ends thereof, said grommets permitting the passage of air therethrough for the purpose of ventilation.

Handles of the type immediately above described are, of course, generally old in the art and it is common practice for the manufacturer of the components to ship same in completely disassembled relationship to the mattress manufacturer or fabricator. Therefore, it is necessary for the mattress manufacturer to assemble or position each of the components in its rightful position, incidental to the securing of the handle and grommets to the mattress wall.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a handle of the type generally above described which may be quickly partially prefabricated by the manufacturer of the components for shipment to the mattress manufacturer or fabricator, whereby an assembly step may be eliminated with a considerable saving in time and labor to said mattress fabricator.

More specifically, the object of my invention is the provision of a novel handle formed from relatively elastic plastic material such as polyethylene and having counterbores in their outer surfaces coaxial with the apertures in the opposite end portions of said handle, for the reception of the radially outwardly projecting annular anchoring flanges on the axially outer ends of said grommets, said counterbores defining annular shoulders and undercut side walls, the axially outer diameters of said undercut side walls being slightly less than the diameter of said anchoring flanges but the inner diameters thereof being slightly greater than that of said anchoring flanges, whereby said annular flanges may be snapped into seating engagement with their cooperating annular shoulders by the manufacturer of said components, with the axially outer edge portions of said undercut side walls overlying and concealing the peripheral edges of said anchoring flanges.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a device of the class above described which is extremely pleasant in appearance, which is extremely rugged and durable in construction and is relatively inexpensive to produce.

The above and still further objects of my invention will become apparent from the following detailed specification, appended claims and attached drawings.

Referring to the drawings wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a view in top plan of my novel handle;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the ventilating grommet of my novel handle.

Referring with greater particularity to the drawings,

circular mounting frames 5 integral with its opposite ends. The circular openings 6in the mounting frames 5 snugly receive the cylindrical intermediate portion of a cooperating grommet, identified in its entirety by the numeral 7. It will be noted that the grommets 7 are flared radially outwardly at their axially outer ends .to provide annular anchoring flanges 8. Disc-like perforate ventilating caps 9 are secured to the anchoring flanges 8 by means of crimping the outer edges thereabout, as indicated at 10.

It will be noted particularly by reference to Fig. 2 that the axially outer surface of the mounting frames 5 are counterbored coaxially with the apertures 6, as indicated at 11. The counterbores 11 define annular shoulders 12 against which the anchoring flanges 8 and peripheral edge portions of the ventilating caps 9 are adapted to be seated. The counterbores 11 also define undercut circular side wall portions 13, the diameter of the axially outer portions of which are slightly less than the diameter of the anchoring flanges 8 and the ventilating cap 9 carried thereby; whereas the axially inner diameters of said undercut side walls 13 are slightly greater than the diameters of said anchoring flanges 8 and perforate ventilating caps 9 carried thereby, again see Fig. 2.

Due to the novel arrangement of parts immediately above described, the manufacturer of the handle and grommets 7 may snap the grommets into their operative position wherein the anchoring flanges 8 and peripheral portions of the perforate ventilating caps 9 have seating engagement with their respective annular shoulders 12. Note that the reduced axially outer portions of the undercut side walls 13 overlie and conceal the peripheral edges of the perforate ventilating caps 9 secured to the anchoring flanges 8. As above indicated, not only does this facilitate and reduce the cost of insertion of the completed handle and its components to a mattress Wall by a manufacturer, but also it gives rise to a handle more pleasing in appearance than handles of this type heretofore produced.

My invention has been thoroughly tested and found to be completely satisfactory for the accomplishment of the above objects and while I have shown a preferred embodiment thereof, I wish it to be understood that same is capable of modification without departure from the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A ventilating grommet and mounting frame therefor for use on mattress walls and the like, said grommet being formed from relatively stifl material and having its axially outer end flared radially outwardly to define an annular anchoring flange, a perforate ventilating cap secured to said anchoring flange, said mounting frame being formed from relatively elastic plastic material and having an aperture therethrough for the snug reception of the intermediate portion of said grommet, the outer surface of said mounting frame having a counterbore coaxial with said aperture for the reception of said anchoring flange and said cap and defining an annular shoulder and an undercut circular side wall, the outer diameter of said undercut side wall being slightly less than the diameter of said annular anchoring flange but the inner diameter thereof being slightly greater than said anchoring flange, whereby said anchoring flange may be snapped into seating engagement with said annular shoulder, the axially outer edge portion of said undercut side wall overlying and concealing the peripheral edge of said anchoring flange.

2. A handle for mattresses and the like comprising an elongated grasping band having enlarged apertured mounting frames at its opposite ends, a pair of grommets one each snugly received within and extending through one of said apertures, said grommets being formed from tubular sheet metal and having their axially outer ends flared radially outwardly to define annular anchoring flanges, perforate ventilating caps secured to said anchoring flanges, said handle and mounting frames being formed from relatively elastic plastic material and having counterbores in their outer surfaces coaxial with said apertures for the reception of said anchoring flanges and said cap, said counterbores defining annular shoul- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,016,157 Rosberger Oct. 1, 1935 2,131,212 Bechik Sept. 27, 1938 2,154,556 Bechik Apr. 18, 1939 2,284,274 Fridolph May 26, 1942 2,637,082 Lowther May 5, 1953 

